5 Attractive Cities for Out-of-State College Graduates
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 5:28PM CDT
The high cost of living in Washington, D.C., isn't preventing out-of-state college grads from setting up shop in the nation's capital.
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How Liberty's Expedia Spinoff Is Textbook John Malone
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 4:40PM CDT
The move involving Liberty Expedia could presage a deal with Barry Diller's online travel group.
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Why Shares of Fitbit Soared 13% on Thursday -- Tech Roundup
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 3:45PM CDT
Fitbit soars after its devices top internal sales estimates, Amazon triples its Dash Button brand count and Google and Oracle head to court.
FIT: 15.15 (+1.75), AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05), CLX: 126.06 (-1.91), GOOGL: 762.90 (-5.44), ORCL: 40.91 (-0.06)
Condoms at the touch of a button: Amazon Dash expands
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Thu Mar 31, 3:17PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is adding more than 100 Amazon Dash buttons that, when pressed, can now reorder products ranging from Trojan condoms to Doritos chips.
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Trending Tickers: CMG, FIT, P, AMZN
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 12:43PM CDT
U.S indices are holding on to slim gains midday.
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Why is Fitbit (FIT) Stock Popping Today?
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 31, 10:43AM CDT
On Thursday, shares of fitness wearable maker Fitbit Inc (FIT) are rising, up almost 6% to $14.20 a share in morning trading after its stock was rated a ???Buy??? by Longbow analysts and the company released better-than-expected device sales results.
FIT: 15.15 (+1.75), AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05)
What Connects Warren Buffett And Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg?
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 31, 10:12AM CDT
[video width="722" height="406" mp4="http://www.investors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/033116_ISA_FB_SD.mp4"][/video] A multi-billion-dollar net worth isn’t the only thing Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) CEO Warren Buffett and Facebook (FB) founder Mark...
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Will Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Be Helped by Expanding Reordering Buttons?
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 9:31AM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) is increasing the products it offers for instant reordering through its WiFi-enabled Dash buttons amid strong customer demand.
AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05)
J.K. Rowling's Beloved Harry Potter Digital Audiobooks Reach One Million Copies Sold on Audible
BusinessWire - Thu Mar 31, 8:00AM CDT
Audible, Inc., the world's largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today announced that J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter digital audiobooks have sold one million units at audible.com, audible.co.uk, audible.de and audible.com.au. This milestone was reached only four months after Audible became the sole subscription-based service to offer the series as digital audiobooks on November 20th, 2015. The recordings showcase captivating and award-winning performances by Jim Dale (in the North American version), Felix von Manteuffel (in the German version) and Stephen Fry (in the UK and the rest of the world). The North American version can be downloaded in the U.S. at audible.com/HarryPotter.
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Jim Cramer's FANG Stocks Regain Momentum -- How to Trade Them
at The Street - Thu Mar 31, 7:08AM CDT
After plunging into correction or bear market territory, the FANG stocks -- Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google's Alphabet -- have tradable gains off their lows.
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More Than 100 Amazon Dash Buttons Now Available, Giving Prime Members the Easiest Way to Order Thousands of Products
BusinessWire - Thu Mar 31, 7:00AM CDT
--Dash Buttons are now available for new retail categories including snacks like chips and sunflower seeds, vitamins, office products, pet supplies, feminine care, batteries, and new beverage options like tea, soda, and juice
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Google Cloud Platform Versus Amazon And Microsoft
Alex Cho - Amigobulls - Thu Mar 31, 2:58AM CDT
Breaking down the pricing/feature set, it seems Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has identified a niche to cater to, but Amazon continues to be a better cloud play.
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Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Power The Alphabet Cloud
Giulio Prisco - Amigobulls - Thu Mar 31, 2:50AM CDT
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) is deploying AI and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to its commercial cloud computing service, which could give it the edge.
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Buy Frontier Communications on Solid Growth Prospects
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 30, 2:45PM CDT
The company's earnings ESP for 2016 is currently pegged at 34.62%, which signals potential upside, going ahead.
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Amazon to Pay Penalty for Contractor's Wage Law Violation
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 30, 12:50PM CDT
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) has agreed to compensate for the wage law violation by one of its contractors VHU Express, Inc.
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Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Up, Home Services Orders Rose 20% Per Month
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 11:39AM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) stock is advancing on Wednesday as the online retail giant said its home services orders have increased 20% per month since launching the platform last year.
AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05)
Akers' Loss Widens in 2015, Revenues Deteriorate Y/Y
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 30, 9:46AM CDT
Akers Biosciences Inc. (AKER) reported loss of $1.81 per share in full-year 2015, much wider than 66 cents recorded in 2014.
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3 Large-Cap Global Technology Stocks Poised for More Gains
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 8:20AM CDT
Investors should buy shares of Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook right now.
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Amazon to Open Seventh California Fulfillment Center in San Bernardino
BusinessWire - Wed Mar 30, 7:50AM CDT
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a seventh California fulfillment center in San Bernardino, where the company launched its first Golden State fulfillment center in 2012. Amazon currently employs more than 12,000 full-time hourly associates at its six existing California locations and plans to create more than 1,000 more full-time positions in the new San Bernardino facility. Outside of San Bernardino, Amazon's other Golden State fulfillment centers are located in Tracy, Patterson, Moreno Valley, Redlands and Rialto.
AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05)
Mall Anchor Retail Stores Are Up -- Technical Charts on Why to Sell
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 7:03AM CDT
Dillard’s, J.C. Penney, Nordstrom and Macy's shares had huge gains in the first quarter. That justifies profit-taking. For its part, Amazon had a double-digit decline.
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